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Thomas Paine: As the present generation of the people in England did not make the Government, they are not accountable for any of its…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
As the present generation of the people in England did not make the Government, they are not accountable for any of its defects; but, that sooner or later, it must come into their hands to undergo a constitutional reformation, is as certain as that the same thing has happened in France.
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Thomas Paine

Editor's note · Context

Paine argues in "Rights of Man" that the current generation is not bound by past governments and has the right to constitutional reform, drawing a parallel with the French Revolution.

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